USDA Nematode Collection was established in June 1960 By A. Morgan Golden. It is currently directed and curated by Dr. Benjamin Waldo with technical support from Steve Rogers. It is one of the largest and most valuable nematode collections in existence with over 49,200 permanent slides and vials, and a total repository of nematode specimens reaching several million. It includes over 1900 type specimens, and the valuable and irreplaceable collections of Cobb-Steiner, Thorne, and others. Nematodes from worldwide and domestic sources are represented in the collection. The Collection and database provide important information for reference purposes and taxonomic research by U.S. and foreign scientists and a permanent repository for type and other specimens. This website provides a portal to search those specimens that have been cataloged to date and provides data on nematode hosts, occurrence, and distribution.
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Nematode
Criconemoides
cocophilus*
Host
Cocos
nucifera
(Coconut & Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
Ceylon
Kurunegala
Collector
C. A. Loos
Date Received
1962 Aug 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconemoides
gaddi*
Host
Camellia
sp.
(Tea Nursery)
in/on Soil
Origin
Ceylon
Koslande
Collector
C. A. Loos
Date Received
1962 Aug 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
longicaudata
Host
(Jungle & Patna)
in/on Soil
Origin
Ceylon
Collector
C. A. Loos
Date Received
1962 Aug 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
lespedezae
Host
Lespedeza
striata
(Kobe)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
North Carolina
Near Monroe, Union Co.
Collector
A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1962 Aug 07
Date Received
1962
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
biformis
Host
Quercus
virginiana
(Oak (Live Oak))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
South of Ocala
Collector
B. G. Chitwood, W. Birchfield
Date Collected
1956
Date Received
1961 Apr 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
chitwoodi
Host
Camellia
sp.
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Monticello
Collector
K. P. Bragdon & R. H. Miller
Date Collected
1958 Feb 05
Date Received
1961 Apr 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
floridensis
Host
Pinus
elliotti
(Pine)
in/on Root?
Origin
USA
Florida
26 miles north of Lake City
Collector
B. G. Chitwood
Date Collected
1956 Oct 14
Date Received
1961 Apr 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
minutus
Host
Carya
glabra var. megacarpa
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Southeast Campus, University of Florida, Gainesville
Collector
R. P. Esser
Date Collected
1958 Jul 28
Date Received
1961 Apr 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
strictathecatus
Host
Cocos
nucifera
(Coconut)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Key West
Collector
L. van Weerdt & A. Martines
Date Collected
1959 Feb 20
Date Received
1961 Apr 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
wessoni
Host
Myrica
cerifera
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Alturas
Collector
H. Wesson
Date Collected
1956 Jun 21-22, Jul 02
Date Received
1961 Apr 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
capitatus
Host
Quercus
coccinea
(Oak (Scarlet Oak))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Pine Grove, Arbovall
Collector
Robert E. Adams
Date Collected
1961
Date Received
1961 Jun 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Pratylenchus
hexincisus
Host
(Pasture Grass)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Upper Marlboro
Collector
W. R. Jenkins
Date Collected
1958 Aug 09
Date Received
1961 Jun 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
cyperi
Host
Cyperus
esculentus
(Nutgrass (Yellow))
in/on Root & Soil ("nuts")
Origin
USA
Florida
Sanford
Collector
A. M. Golden.
Date Received
1960 Aug 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Paratylenchus
marylandicus
Host
Pinus
virginiana
(Virginia Pine)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville
Collector
W. R. Jenkins
Date Received
1959
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paraseinura
musicolus
Host
Musa
paradisiaca
in/on Rotting Inflorescence
Origin
Pakistan
Notre Dame College, Dacca, East Pakistan
Collector
R. W. Timm
Date Collected
1959 Oct 25
Date Received
1959?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Paratylenchus
steineri
Host
Sorbus
hybrida
in/on Soil
Origin
Russia
Nursery near Moscow, Russia via Glenn Dale, Maryland
Collector
A. M. Golden & M. Burk
Date Collected
1959 Dec 30
Date Received
1959?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Trophurus
minnesotensis
Host
Beta
vulgaris
(Sugar Beet)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Range 49, Township 149, Section 12W2, Climax, Polk Co.
Collector
Gordon A. Olson
Date Collected
1957 Aug 26
Date Received
1958
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
thermophilus
Host
Distichlis
spicata
(Saltgrass)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Death Valley National Memorial
Collector
A. Morgan Golden
Date Collected
1958 Apr 02
Date Received
1958 Apr 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
microlobus
Host
Poa
pratensis
(Bluegrass (Kentucky Bluegrass))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Madison
Collector
V.G. Perry
Date Collected
1958 Jul 16
Date Received
1958?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconema
sulcatum
Host
Chrysanthemum
sp.
(Chrysanthemum)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Uniondale, Long Island
Collector
C. S. Tuthill
Date Collected
1958 Nov 17
Date Received
1958?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Belonolaimus
euthychilus
Host
Pinus
palustris
(Pine)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Ocala National Forest, 11 miles west of Juniper Springs
Collector
George J. Rau
Date Collected
1958 Dec 12
Date Received
1958?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Belonolaimus
gracilis
Host
Pinus
palustris
(Pine)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Ocala National Forest, 11 miles west of Juniper Springs
Collector
George J. Rau
Date Collected
1958 Dec 12
Date Received
1958
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
javanica (58%)
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
via A. W. Johnson
Date Received
1996 May 31
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita (42%)
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
via A. W. Johnson
Date Received
1996 May 31
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Criconemoides
axeste
Host
Rosa
sp.
(Rose)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Bayport, Long Island (greenhouse)
Collector
C. E. Williamson
Date Collected
1957 Jan 10 & 1958 Aug 05 (Allotype male)
Date Received
1957?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials